Summary Information

In 2018, there were 340 mass shootings in the US (four or more shot and/or killed in a single event, not including the shooter). Within these 340, the total number of lives lost counted 373 unfortunate individuals. The most impacted city was Chicago based on the total number of shootings (27) occured in 2018. The two states most impacted by shootings in 2018 were California and Illinois with totals of 35 shootings each. The month with the most shootings was June with 51 total shootings.

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Summary Table

Aggregate Table based on Months
Month Total Shootings Total Killed Total Injured Average Latitude Average Longitude
June 51 39 218 37.26 -88.42
July 46 42 184 36.95 -88.77
August 35 21 152 39.12 -88.83
September 34 35 128 36.92 -89.08
October 30 40 116 36.49 -95.97
May 28 30 121 36.87 -92.15
April 25 27 88 34.94 -88.77
January 22 23 87 35.70 -86.00
November 22 50 62 35.87 -95.23
March 17 10 68 37.68 -89.64
December 16 13 61 36.15 -89.16
February 14 43 62 35.19 -87.12

Particular Incident

In Pompano Beach (Parkland), Florida a deadly shooting occured on February 14, 2018 at the local high school of the address: 5901 Pine Island Rd. The shooter was identified as 19-year-old, Nikolas Cruz, a former student. The scene saw 17 killed and 17 injured in the shooting. Following the event, the district closed all school activities for the rest of the week. Pompano Beach (Parkland) ranked 7th with 17 dead in terms of worst shootings in modern U.S. history.

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Interactive Map

The interactive map below shows the location, address, date, and total individuals injured or killed upon the various shootings in 2018. The size of each marker is adjusted based on the total number killed within each shooting.

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